Lindsay Whittle has taken his seat in the Senedd for the first time since winning the Caerphilly by-election – and paid tribute to his predecessor Hefin David in his opening speech.
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Council’s annual Operation Santa appeal relaunched for 2025
With Christmas now around the corner, Caerphilly County Borough Council has again launched its annual Christmas gift appeal.
Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day services to be held across borough this week
Remembrance services are being held across Caerphilly County Borough between Thursday, November 6 and Remembrance Sunday on November 9.
Officers in neighbouring council recommend proposed wind farm changes go ahead
Bute Energy wants to make ‘minor changes’ to its Twyn Hywel Energy Park proposals, and has submitted a bid to both Caerphilly and Rhondda Cynon Taf councils.
Plaid Cymru elects its first female council group leader
Aber Valley councillor Charlotte Bishop is the new leader of Caerphilly County Borough Council’s Plaid Cymru group.
Newport Council plans to make more customer services digital
Newport City Council must modernise the way residents can contact the authority or risk “leaving the next generation behind”, its leader has said.
Whittle promises to be a ‘voice for Caerphilly’ ahead of first Senedd session
Lindsay Whittle, who was elected as Caerphilly’s new Senedd Member nearly two weeks ago, has vowed to “fight for every community in the constituency”.
Calls to tackle schoolchildren’s ‘dangerous and illegal’ use of e-scooters
A councillor in Newport has called for “real accountability” to stop children riding electric scooters to and from school.
Academic shines light on young men growing up in post-industrial Valleys
Dr Richard Gater’s new book examines how young men in former industrial communities navigate masculinity, education and work – informed by his own journey from low-paid jobs to a Cardiff University PhD.
Green light for food van at nature spot
Plans for a new food van near a Caerphilly beauty spot have won council approval.